When the muntjac came into contact with that patch of plants, it exploded directly into a cloud of black mist and then vanished.
The sight before me left me frozen.
It vanished? What was going on?
It was not just me—even the others wore the same stunned expressions.
Almost at the same moment, everyone looked toward Pan Ling.
Perhaps Pan Ling was the only one who had clearly seen what had happened over there.
Pan Ling did not speak immediately. Instead, she warily scanned the silent village before lowering her voice.
"That wasn't an animal. It was a swarm of insects!"
The moment she said that, everyone present looked astonished.
"Insects?"
"No way! Wasn't that a muntjac?"
"..."
Pan Ling continued, shaking her head.
"That wasn't a muntjac. It was a swarm of insects piled together, forming the shape of a muntjac.
They were actually a swarm of bugs. After touching that patch of vegetation, they scattered.
That patch of plants might be the swarm's nest—the entrance."
Pan Ling spoke quietly in a low voice.
We were a little lost. A swarm of insects? A muntjac formed from a pile of insects?
If what Pan Ling said was true, then those insects were far too bizarre.
They piled themselves together and took the form of a muntjac, with movements and a shape that looked incredibly similar.
They even had two glowing green eyes. It was simply unbelievable.
But from another angle, it became a little easier to understand.
We had come to investigate the Huang Family. If those insects capable of piling together into animal forms were some kind of special gu insect, then it made more sense, didn't it?
With that thought, I said to everyone, "Then the insects that can combine and transform into a muntjac might be